What does "uptake" mean?
Uptake: The pipe leading upward from the smoke box of a steam boiler to the chimney, or smokestack; a flue leading upward.
Additional senses
- 2.Understanding; apprehension. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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